Tag: Lucy Powell

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families who will benefit from (a) £2,000, (b) £1,800, (c) £1,600, (d) £1,400, (e) £1,200, (f) £1,000, (g) £800, (h) £600, (i) £400 and (j) £200 per year of tax-free childcare support.

Nicky Morgan

Information on the number of families eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and the number of families who will benefit from the increase of the £6,000 cap on costs per child to £10,000 can be found in Annex B of Delivering Tax-Free Childcare: the Government’s response to the consultation on design and operation:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293084/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response.pdf

Further breakdowns of the number of families benefitting from the levels of support requested are not available.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-03.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 13W, on nurseries, if he will collect information on the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in his Department, his Department’s executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in those years.

Nicky Morgan

There have been no workplace nurseries operated by the Department, its Executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies during any of the years in question.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.

Karen Bradley

Since May 2010, 77 posts have transferred from the Home Department to the private sector as a result of outsourcing.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average benefit which will be received by each family eligible to receive tax-free childcare.

Nicky Morgan

Information on the estimated number of families eligible for Tax-Free Childcare scheme and the exchequer impact of Tax-Free Childcare can be found in the Budget 2014

policy costings document: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293740/PU1638_policy_costings_budget_2014.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 221W, how many three and four year olds in each parliamentary constituency are accessing the free early years entitlement outside of reception classes.

Elizabeth Truss

This information is provided in the accompanying table, which will also be placed in the House Library.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-17.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department’s executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in (i) 2010, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.

Francis Maude

The Government’s childcare offer will provide flexible support for all eligible working families while maintaining a free, universal early education support. Alongside this, the Government is also taking action to drive up the supply of high quality childcare provision and to open up more choice for parents.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West on 3 March 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 664W.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 35W on nurseries, whether his Department claims tax relief against the cost of such workplace nurseries.

Dan Rogerson

Defra does not claim tax relief against the cost of running workplace nurseries as it does not pay corporation tax.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department’s executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in (i) 2010, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.

Elizabeth Truss

The Department for Education, its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies do not provide workplace nurseries for staff.

The Department’s approach to childcare support focuses on providing flexibility for staff in arranging childcare provision. As part of the overall benefits package, the Department provides a childcare voucher scheme to help cover the cost of nursery and pre-school for children under school age and forms of out of school care for school age children. This enables staff with childcare responsibilities to be more flexible as to when and where they access childcare support.